"Cobraman" Remains Hospitalized After 44th Venomous Snake Bite
POSTED: 6:55 am EST November 12, 2007
UPDATED: 6:58 am EST November 12, 2007
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Maybe "Cobraman" should consider a new line of work.
Ray Hunter of Port St. Lucie is still hospitalized nearly two weeks after being bitten by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
He said it's his 44th venomous snake bite, and "definitely the worst."
The 44-year-old man known as "Cobraman" is licensed to possess venomous snakes. He got the rattlesnake from Port St. Lucie animal control officers.
Hunter said he was bitten on the right hand while cleaning his snake cages.
Hunter managed to drive himself to the hospital. He's now is in renal failure, his right arm remains largely swollen.
It was not known when he can return home.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. The snake is now at a zoo in another state.
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